Social Influence Of Setting Analysis

I would consider being from a small town a cultural influence on my life. In my small town, we have a population of 2,318 and my high school has a little over 200 students. This allows our teachers to individually cater to every student’s needs. However, being from a small town can shelter you and make you naive. You know everyone, trust everyone, and aren’t exposed to crime like the bigger cities are.

The area a child grows up in has an effect, for example if a child is brought up on a council estate in poor housing they are more likely to have health problems. If parents are not working or have low income jobs they are likely to buy cheaper food and usually this means lower quality which can lead to health problems. Children and their families may have lower expectations. They might settle for the life that id mapped out. If a child lives in high rise flats or appartments they have less oppportunities to play. In poor quality housing there may not be a garden or safe playing area. This is reducing the childs opportunities to develop their physical gross motor skills. This of course is not always the case

Social location, or the status in life that people have because of their place in a society, have a huge impact on everyone. The impact that social location created could be neutral, but most of the time it will have a positive or negative impact on people. For example, an African American could be discriminated because of his ethnicity, or a patient will choose an older doctor when he needs a treatment. Different social location that we have will affect our decisions in everyday life, and most of the time it happened subconsciously, which means we don’t realize that the decisions we make are based on our social location. Like everyone else, I was affected by my own social location, both positively and negatively.

There are many influences on my political beliefs and actions. There are four main areas define who I am politically. Those areas are the Environment, Agents of Political Socialization, Personal Characteristics, Personality and Human Nature.

What I found fascinating is when it came to economic issues I leaded towards republicans but when it came to social issues I was definitely the average democrat, overall I was considered a independent on, “Where Do You Fit? The Political Party Quiz” Which I think makes a lot of sense on the social side because there was a statement over abortion and I believe that in some cases it should be allowed for example if a woman is raped she should be able to have that choice if she would like to carry the baby. Another examples is adult choice I believe anyone should marry whomever he or she pleases why should the government stop you from loving who you want to love. I believe we live in a world today that is nothing as it was many centuries ago its time to let go of the past and focus on today. But then when it came to a statement that stated, “the government should help more needy people even if

Then my junior year of high school is when my beliefs and opinions started to take shape. I became extremely fascinated with politics and landed my first internship with republican State Senator Guy Reschenthaler. I have realized that younger generations follow in the footsteps of their parents in political views but I was different, my parents are both democrats and I am a republican.

The environment I was raised in when I was a youth child was a bit rural. I grew up in Reynosa before moving to Hidalgo, Texas when I was about six years old. The activities people relish there differed the way citizens in Hidalgo had an enjoyable time, however the main difference came down to communication, morals, and attitudes.

Where one lives can have an effect on the brain of a growing person. Cisneros writes in the vignette ‘The House On Mango Street’ “and window so small you’d think they were holding their breath” (4). The window is Esperanza, and she is trying to move forward, but can’t. This is like the window because it is holding its breath and not being able to expand fully.Where she lives could also effect on her, because of her schooling. Not having the best schooling could not have their minds flex fully and learn as much as they could at a higher up school. Having a well rounded community

Growing up in a very little town in Illinois was a lot different than growing up in Houston, Texas. When I was in the fourth grade I found many things to have changed about my surroundings, I currently lived in a place where, the people thought and acted differently. I know now reading about it and understanding more that some of those changes were for the good and some were not. Small town living has its advantages such as, very close friendships, close approximately to may things, and friendly people. Looking back, I also realized that there were a lot of disadvantages such as lack of transportation, affects of a poor education, no opportunities for growth, crime, no diversity, and low paying jobs and housing. Now that I am older, and aware of the affects of living in a small town, I can see how these many things affected my life and will continue affect it in the future.

Growing up in a small town, there may not be many activities that seem interesting, but the things that seem to interest you can define what kind of personality you have. I was born and raised in Pensacola; it has given me the opportunity to explore a town filled with history. Growing up in a small town has also given me the chance to meet new people and spend time with my family. Family has always played a large part of my life, because I am constantly talking to them. My mother is the oldest out of seven children and my father is the youngest out of six children, as a result, it has given me a large family and is has given me people in my life I know I am able to rely on. Also, being part of a Vietnamese culture, it has given me the

I think what has also contributed to my political views is that I have a stay at home dad, doctor mom, and Sudanese family members.

I grew up in a suburb of Kansas City for most my life. Two years ago I moved with my parents to a very small town where my dad grew up. Growing up in a larger town has shaped the way I act and feel towards people. In the small town I live in now everyone knows everyone, and everyone knows everyone’s business. That was never the case when I was growing up people minded their own business for the most part.

Kids have been proven to show more negative effects from where they live and grow up. There was a study/program started in 1966, the government helped move families to new locations and gives viable evidence of this. The article “The geography of life's chances” by Miriam Wasserman covers this experiment/program and the results. The article begins with describing how the Gautreaux Experience was able to provide evidence that moved the city of Chicago to help poverty ridden families. The experiment started off by allowing families to apply for the relocation, not all families that applied were able to participate. In the end, only about twenty percent of the families actually moved. Those that did move were placed sporadically in different neighborhoods, some of them went to urban areas and others to the suburbs. Through this studies were able to show the influences people face and how it affects their life chances based on their home location. They all saw improvement in their home security immediately, but those who moved to the suburban areas saw it greatly increase. Those in the suburbs were more likely to be employed than those who moved to the

I come from Republican baby-boomer parents, whose parents before them were Republicans and so on. Growing up, I had strict political ideas fused into my spongy childhood brain without any realization on my part. I’m from a very liberal part of the country, and I remember in middle school, discussing politics in my civics class, and being confused as to why people would get so mad about the ideas I held as true. My parents talked about this stuff, how could what they say be lies or arrogant responses to social issues? I soon realized through discussion with my peers that a lot of the stuff I said I believed in I really didn’t agree with and that my views were vastly different from my parents and those before them. From there I went super radical liberal, spewing my views at my parents telling them they were wrong! After countless arguments with them, I gave up. They weren't going to change, and in my cynical teenage head I decided that this was true of everyone. Nobody changes, nothing changes, everything sucks. Then I gave up on not only changing people, but politics in general. I just rolled through the

To first understand my political views, one would have to understand what brought me to those views. Growing up, my family was what you would call politically